Overview In this competency check, you are asked to complete a worksheet or quad

Overview
In this competency check, you are asked to complete a worksheet or quad chart or give a short speech connecting concepts you learned in your Key Concepts and Skill Building sections of Weeks 1 and 2. 
Preparation
Choose one of the options in Week 1 Prepare 1: Choose a Topic.
Choose one of the following formats:
Worksheet:
Length: 1–2 pages.
Template: Putting It Together Worksheet [DOCX].
Directions: Fill in the worksheet, following the directions in the worksheet itself.
Tips: Use 10-point or 12-point font for text. Read the directions carefully.
Quad Chart:
Length: 2 slides.
Template: Putting It Together Quad Chart Template [PPTX].
Directions: Fill in the quad chart, following the directions in the template itself. 
Tips: Use 10-point or 12-point font for text and no more than 14-point font for headers. Include in-text citations in your fact sheet.
Short Speech:
Length: 1–2 minutes.
Template: Putting It Together Speech Template [PPTX].
Resources:
For guidance on recording your speech, review Using KalturaLinks to an external site. or Using ZoomLinks to an external site..
Creating a Presentation.
Tips: Create slides for your backdrop and/or practice your speech carefully in advance. Provide citations within your assignment (for the speech, verbally give credit to your sources by using phrases such as “according to so-and-so,” “so-and-so says,” or “so-and-so found”). 
Instruction
Use the template for the worksheet, quad chart, or speech and carefully follow the directions for each of the four sections. You will include the following information:
Research Summary of Sharifian et al.’s (2019) article, “Social Network Characteristics and Cognitive Functioning in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults: The Role of Network Size and Composition,” which can be found in your Competency Check ResourcesLinks to an external site. reading list.
Research Question.
Hypothesis.
Theory.
Variables.
Number of Participants.
Statistics Used.
Figure 2 explanation.
Conclusions.
Ethics.
Connecting Concepts.
A MEAL plan paragraph related to your topic.
Values, Ethics, and Interpersonal Relationships.
Describe the APA Principle of Beneficence and Nonmaleficence.
Describe how this principle applies to interacting with other people.
Describe how this principle applies to going to school.
Project Management.
The information you will need for the assignment in Week 4.
The number and type of sources you will need.
Possible locations to find the sources.
Key words to help find the needed sources.
Possible obstacles to completing the assignment.
Possible solutions to those obstacles.
Sources of help. 
Processes and strategies to complete the assignment.
Additional Requirements
Submit your completed template or speech as your deliverable. 
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply key concepts, principles, and themes in adult development.
Relate developmental psychological terminology, concepts, and research to mental processes.
Competency 2: Describe basic psychological research.
Describe research methods and quantitative data used in research.
Competency 3: Describe how individual differences, social identity, and worldview may influence beliefs, values, and interactions with others.
Describe the need for positive personal values in building strong relationships with others.
Competency 4: Use project management skills.
Describe how to find information needed to complete the Week 4 assignment including process, strategies, and solutions to possible problems.
Competency 5: Write using a clear purpose, organization, tone, and sentence structure.
Use APA style format for a reference and citations.
Apply the standard communication conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, and tone.
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